Jess Cahill-McStowe
English
jcahill@slrsd.org

I want all my students to know that you will always have a home at The Lake!

Teaches: English II, English IV, and Film Studies
Loves: I love teaching!!! I also love being outdoors in the garden and hanging out with my chickens. And obviously, I love Mr. McStowe and our kiddos
Favorite Book: Les Miserables!!! Hugo is a revolutionary

Elissa Dennis
English
edennis@slrsd.org

Keep working hard and proving how awesome you are!

Teaches: Freshmen and Junior English classes
Loves: Animals, reading in a hammock, telling embarrassing stories about myself
Favorite Book: Anything that gives me perspectives into other places, times, and people. Whatever I'm reading right now is my favorite.

Ashley Ferrara
English
aferrara@slrsd.org

I wish the Laker student body the ability to tackle this year with patience, persistence, and kindness. 

Teaches: Honors Freshmen English, AP Literature and Composition, and Happiness and the Good Life
Loves: I love donuts
Favorite Book: Breath by James Nestor

Riley Finn
English
rileyfinn@slrsd.org

Teaches: English II and English III
Loves:
Favorite Book:

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Kelly Griffin
English
kellygriffin@slrsd.org

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"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”- Maya Angelou 

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Teaches: English grades 9, 10, and 12 CP
Loves: Gardening, Animals, Hiking, Soccer, Reading, my cat Bailey!
Favorite Book: The Secret Life of Bees by Monk Kidd

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Kate Leontie
English
kleontie@slrsd.org

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Teaches: English I, English II and AP Language and Composition
Loves: Snowboarding
Favorite Book: The Alchemist

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I'd like to wish the Laker student body a safe enlightening school year.

Bill McStowe
English / Creative Writing
wmcstowe@slrsd.org

A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read -Mark Twain

Teaches: Freshmen, Creative Writing
Loves: my family
Favorite Book: Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Kim Orcutt
English
korcutt@slrsd.org

 My motto for this year is "Always believe in the power of good" -- it's hokey, but it's my mantra as we try to get through the chaos of the world. 

Teaches: English III and English IV
Loves: Campfires, coffee, and being outdoors
Favorite Book: I don't know if I could ever choose a favorite book, but The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Slaughterhouse-Five are two that I could read over and over again!

Meaghan Rabinovitch
English
mrabinovitch@slrsd.org

"In a world where you can be anything, be kind!" - I didn't write this, but they are words I like to live my life by!

Teaches: English II and English IV
Loves: Cooking, reading, and hanging out with my family!
Favorite Book: Way too many to list, but a book that really opened my eyes and stuck with me was White Teeth, by Zadie Smith

Stephanie Ricci
English
sricci@slrsd.org

People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously- Eleanor Roosevelt

Teaches:  English II and AP English Language and Composition
Loves: time with my family and friends, reading, the Lake!
Favorite Book: Depends on my mood, but some faves are People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks, Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson, and Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

“Books are sometimes windows, offering views of worlds that may be real or imagined, familiar or strange. These windows are also sliding glass doors, and readers have only to walk through in imagination to become part of whatever world has been created and recreated by the author. When lighting conditions are just right, however, a window can also be a mirror. Literature transforms human experience and reflects it back to us, and in that reflection we can see our own lives and experiences as part of the larger human experience. Reading, then, becomes a means of self-affirmation, and readers often seek their mirrors in books."

~Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop